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I've always seen 1996 as a shift to younger consumers with The Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys. I think more of that type of consumer was watching music TV. MTV had been around for ages but how many households had SKY or Virgin? The record had always been sent to radio weeks before release but more people could see it on TV and since The Box started in the early 90s they could phone to play it which made music TV more interactive. Possibly leading more to frontloaded sales. Then they kept on trying to make 'fanbases' which continues to this day. Its why Ariana went straight to number 1 on spotify first day. They would set up official 'fan clubs' that the listener could join. I'm trying to think if there were any artists with such an intense 'fanbase' culture in the early 90s like Britney. N Sync. Five. Westlife. Maybe Michael Jackson.

Its nice enough. I'd prefer The Cure by Olivia R to get to Number 1. Its a far superior song. But I do wonder if it will be negatively impacted by this Ariana track as they are both kind of tonally similar and Olivia R has a much more distinctive alternative for radio to play

Imagine telling someone in 1980 that in 2026 Fleetwood Mac would be the biggest band in the world.

Milky is going to be SCR into June❤️

Which means it will be SCR when the world cup starts and every beer garden in England will be singing it

I heard on Twitter it wasn't sent to radio? That seems odd

Sam ACR and a quick drop from Ariana and it gets the Number 1 it deserves. Lets go

Whoever decided that font needs arresting

Drop Dead was a bit of a mess for me. This is pretty stunning though. I think it should be huge on TikTok. Especially the 'I'm unravelled' bit.

Its for me. I really like it. Feels like the Pop punk angle of her previous stuff has moved on to. I saw someone put the MTV2 logos on the video and it did feel very right. A bit more US MTV2 than UK MTV2 though.

In 10 years Bangarangarang will go Top 10

Drop dead wasn't a particularly commercial banger. She's drawing on Indie from about 10 years ago in this album. This new track is better than Drop Dead though. I wonder if we are going to start seeing artists put out 2 or 3 pre-album singles like Olivia because they know that come the album drop the campaign is pretty much dead.

Notion x Redlight Get Out My Head? New music?

Sweet Caroline is a BBC plant. I think the FA told them to push Sweet Caroline so that people would stop singing Three Lions, which foreign fans don't understand and it makes them angry.

If he is still SCR come the World Cup we are screwed

So we are expecting ACR to dethrone Sam I guess.

Will Skrillex sue?

Are they Gracie Fans or Taydaughter fans? I suppose it doesn't matter that much if they are interested

I don't know if there is a Gracie Abrams fandom.

I'm sure its a turd but Ptitchfork are so performative.

Its a bit sad that young people can't culturally define themselves through the charts as much anymore. MCR going number one was a generational indicator. The hipster Mumford and Sons, Ben Howard era of millennial early 20s. The EDM of millennial young adulthood. What are Gen Z doing? I can't say I can tell.

Very proud to have streamed Lovesong by The Cure last week to get it up to Gold

I saw someone compare Drop Dead to Wolf Alice 'Don't Delete the Kisses' (a superior song by a magnitude) and I kind of get it more now.

Lush Life has really captured a whole new generation. That is the only explanation for its prolonged stay in the top 10

Beat It is the greatest Jacko track. This and Eye of the Tiger back to back will have you thinking you are invincible